-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Didier Drogba scored the only goal as Chelsea beat Juventus 1-0 at Stamford Bridge to give Guus Hiddink 's side a slender advantage ahead of their Champions League last-16 second leg in Turin .

Didier Drogba celebrates his goal as Chelsea took a narrow advantage after their home tie against Juventus .

Drogba , his season hampered by injury , suspension and a fallout with axed coach Luiz Felipe Scolari , looked back to his predatory best when he took a pass from Salomon Kalou and despatched the ball beyond Gianluigi Buffon in the 12th minute .

Former Chelsea coach Claudio Ranieri , now in charge of Juve , was given a warm reception by the home fans before the game . Ranieri is still held in high esteem by Chelsea supporters even though he failed to win a single trophy during his four-year stint at Stamford Bridge .

Hiddink was taking charge of a Chelsea side at home for the first time since his temporary appointment and it was the hosts who made the first inroads towards goal with Jose Bosingwa forcing Buffon into a save with a left-foot shot from the edge of the area in the fourth minute .

Four minutes later Drogba almost opened the scoring when he got ahead of his marker to turn a cross from Bosingwa just over the crossbar .

But the Ivorian put the home side in front in the 12th minute when a superb through ball from Kalou provided him with a clear-cut shooting opportunity and Drogba supplied the required finish in style . It was the perfect start for the Premier League side although Juventus claimed Drogba was offside before he fired the ball home from 10 yards .

In the 15th minute , Drogba should have made it two when he met a corner from Frank Lampard inside the six-yard box , but he inexplicably headed wide .

Juventus enjoyed plenty of possession after the interval but found the Chelsea defense in fine form , with Petr Cech only having to deal with a succession of long-range efforts .

Marco Marchionni and Alessandro del Piero both tried their luck from distance and Pavel Nedved went close near the end for the visitors .

Chelsea also had chances to double their lead , notably when a 20-yard effort from Nicolas Anelka flashed inches wide , but Chelsea held on for the victory .

`` We maybe should have scored a second goal to give us some breathing space for the second leg . I felt we suffered a little bit in the second half and Juventus are a difficult side to play , but I 'm happy with the result , '' Hiddink told Sky Sports .

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Chelsea beat Juventus 1-0 to give them advantage in the Champions League

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Didier Droba scores the only goal when finishing a pass from Salomon Kalou

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The victory makes Guus Hiddink 's side the favorites ahead of the second leg